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convoy

noun as in guard, escort

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The car the duchess was in and a police back-up vehicle were part of the convoy.

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President John Mahama arrived at the hospital under tight security to visit the injured, his convoy drawing even more of a crowd.

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PC Harrison was among the team of convoy motorcycle outriders that was escorting Sophie as she left the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office in King Charles Street just after 15:00 BST.

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The convoy was partly destroyed, "Goose" claims, however weather conditions meant there was no video monitoring of the moment they repelled the attack so he was not sure if the entire group was hit.

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Several fuel convoys under military escort have made it to the capital and some other cities, easing pressure on the government and population.

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